A.v. ἀποδείκνυμι A. 11.3): —accept, “καὶ οὐκ ἀπεδέξατ᾽ ἄποινα” Il.1.95, cf. Ar.Ec.712, X.An.6.1.24, etc.; ἀ. γνώμην παρά τινος accept advice from him, Hdt.4.97; “ἀπόδεξαί μου ὂ λέγω” Pl.Cra.430d.
3. admit to one's presence, “τοὺς πρεσβευτάς” Plb.21.35.5; “ἀ. αὐτὸν καὶ τὰ ῥηθέντα φιλοφρόνως” 21.22.1, cf. 3.66.8.
4. mostly of admitting into the mind,
a. receive favourably, approve, “ἀπολογίαν” Antipho 3.2.2; κατηγορίας, διαβολάς, Th.3.3, 6.29; τοῖσι μὴ ἀποδεκομένοισι, c. acc. inf., those who do not accept the story that . ., Hdt.6.43; freq. in Pl., “δοῦναί τε καὶ ἀ. λόγον” R.531e; “τὴν ἀπόκρισιν” Prt.329b; “λόγον παρά τινος” Smp. 194d, etc.; “τι παρά τινος” Ti.29e; “τί τινος” Th.1.44, 7.48, Pl.Phlb.54a, etc.: c. gen. pers. mostly with part. added, ἀ. τινὸς λέγοντος receive or accept a statement from him, i.e. believe or agree with his statements, Id.Phd.92a, 92e; “μὴ ἀποδέχεσθε τούτου φενακίζοντος ὑμᾶς” D.56.31; “ἀ. μαθηματικοῦ πιθανολογοῦντος” Arist.EN1094b26, cf. Rh.1395b8: without part., οὐκ ἀποδέχομαι ἐμαυτοῦ ὡς τὸ ἓν δύο γέγονεν I cannot satisfy myself in thinking that . ., Pl.Phd.96e, cf. Euthphr.9e, R.329e: abs., to accept a statement, to be satisfied, D.18.277, Arist.Pol.1263b16; ἀ. ἐάν . . Pl.R.336d,525d: c. gen. rei, to be content with, “τῆς προαιρέσεως” Lib. Or.24.2; τῶν εἰρημένων ib.59.9.
c. take or understand a thing, “ὀρθῶς ἀ. τι” X.Mem.3.10.15, cf. Cyr.8.7.10; “ἱκανώτατα” Pl.R.511d; “τὰ τοιαῦτα δυσχερῶς πως ἀποδέχομαι” Id.Euthphr. 6a; “ὑπόπτως” Th.6.53: c. gen. pers. (the acc. rei being understood), οὕτως αὐτοῦ ἀποδεχώμεθα let us understand him thus (referring to what goes before), Pl.R.340c; “μὴ χαλεπῶς ἀλλὰ πράως ἀποδεχώμεθα ἀλλήλων” Id.Lg.634c.
III. sustain, hold out against, Plb.3.43.3, 5.51.1.
